Michael Del Zotto travels to get first Predators victory

3:24 AM,
Jan. 24, 2014

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Josh Cooper
| The Tennessean

After six hours of travel and a change of three time zones, Michael Del Zotto sat at his locker in Rogers Arena with his equipment off and finally looked at ease Thursday night.

One day after the trade that sent him from the New York Rangers to the Predators for Kevin Klein, Del Zotto received what he desperately wanted as he traveled across country to Vancouver: a Nashville victory.

"Getting a win in the first game with a new team feels great," Del Zotto said. "They put me in positions I could play, and I felt great tonight." ...